#upwards

But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky. ↗

— Barry Gibb

#even now #me #now #people #point

The natural movement of one's soul is upwards. But just as any object is dragged down when a heavy weight is tied to it, the burden of the body drags down the soul. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

#body #burden #down #dragged #drags

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards. ↗

— John Locke

#balance #beams #downwards #every #excellent

I used to look at these pictures of trumpeters pointing their instrument to the ceiling. Stunning pictures, but if you play the trumpet and point it upwards, all the spit comes back into your mouth! ↗

— Humphrey Lyttelton

#ceiling #comes #i #instrument #into

Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below. ↗

— George Orwell

#best #child #eyes #faces #few

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#behavior #burning #decline #drawn #even

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. ↗

— Plato

#astronomy #compels #leads #look #soul

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other. ↗

— Plato

#clear #compels #draws #events #everyone

I've made upwards of a million bucks in the cops-and-robbers business. ↗

— Broderick Crawford

#business #i #made #million #million bucks

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards. ↗

— Fred Hoyle

#car #could #drive #go #hour